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The rugged, beautiful Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica was named one of the world’s Blue Zones—where people live the longest. While you may not be able to visit soon, you can take a few pointers from the centenarians who live there.
- Water—Nicoya’s water has Costa Rica’s highest calcium content. Primarily, calcium strengthens bones and prevents falls from being serious.
- Family -- Centenarians tend to live as a couple, with children or grandchildren from whom they get support.
- Faith -- All but one cen
A random drive along First Neck Lane in fabled Southampton, Long Island, New York brings you very close to gorgeous homes with endless driveways, selling for 20 to 80 million dollars, and that's in a depressed housing market.
But a few feet away is the Southampton Inn an attractive, Tudor Style complex that happens to be a very family friendly place with subdued class.
Owner Dede Gotthelf, a warm and accessible woman, makes it clear that while s
Argentina: don’t miss it
A country the size of Argentina has countless outstanding landscapes. Argentina covers a vast mass of land; with Bolivia in its northern point, all the way through Patagonia, and bordered by Chile and the Andes Mountains in the west, Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean in the east.
The geographical location of Argentina gives the country an enormously varied climate and landscape, from high mountains to beaches and deserts to humid fores
A police checkpoint somewhere in São Paulo.
On my very first flight to Brazil, back in 2008, when I went to visit the country for the first time, I had a Brazilian guy sitting next to me, and he just couldn’t shut up about how corrupt the police in Brazil is. He had quite a few stories about his encounters with the law but I have to admit that at that time, I took the guy’s stories with a grain of salt.
In the mean time I’ve been pulled over quite a few times during my travels across Brazil in th
India is one of the most preferred tourist destinations for visitors from across the world. This holy place is world famous for its beautiful deserts covered with golden sand, mighty Himalayan ranges and historical monuments. India tour fills your mind with joy and lot of memories worth remembering. The magic continues with amazing beaches, backwaters and holy temples. This country has a glorious past and is a place of kings and queens. Palaces and forts of Rajasthan are wonderful with lovely ca
Mt. Kilimanjaro: Life-Long Experience!!!
What a wonderfully fruitful adventure in Tanzania this is! Taking part in this expedition of climbing Kilimanjaro in Tanzania with African Home Adventure Safaris is like participating in a Tanzania travel championship ceremony where every second is a tourist party time.The valuable Tanzania adventure holiday experience you get after conquering the highest peak of Africa at an altitude of 5896m is the same as gratitude given to you in appreciation by Mt. K
“Buffalo Tours brings an all new excitement to your children’s holidays by providing Vietnam tours for family with special attractions for children”
Explore the best of Vietnam and provide a whole new experience to your kids’ Vietnam holidays with Vietnam highlights including water puppet performance in Hanoi, Halong Bay cruise on a traditional junk, water Activities, fishing in Hoi An and more. This 12 days/11 nights is designed for the kids’ to discover the fun, culture, beauty, sights and m
Rank 1: Luanda
Luanda is the capital and the largest city of Angola.It has an excellent natural harbour; the chief exports are coffee, cotton, sugar, diamonds, iron, and salt.The city also has a thriving building industry, an effect of the nationwide economic boom experienced since 2002, when political stability returned with the end of the civil war.india vacation packages
Rank 2:Tokyo
Tokyo was originally a small fishing village named Edo.It is one of the three world finance 'command centres', al
Ladakh never ceases to amaze. There is just so much for a traveller, it can be an endless lifelong journey. Take its water bodies -- the lakes and the rivers. They easily figure in the world's must-see natural wonders. They stun you out of your senses.
All located at high altitudes, they are vast, pristine, desolate - and support delicate animal and bird life that are a joy in themselves to watch. Interestingly, all these great lakes are salty, not freshwater ones.
Moonrise over the Indus
It is sai
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WHAT: Third Annual Green Travel Road Show
WHEN: Thursday & Friday, October 6 & 7, 2011
WHERE: Pan Pacific Hotel, Seattle, Washington
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On July 25, the Costa Rican province of Guanacaste celebrated the 187th anniversary of the annexation of Nicoya. The people of Nicoya, in a public event called "cabildo abierto", the equivalent to modern referendums, decided to annex the Partido de Nicoya to the Republic of Costa Rica. On July 25, 1824, Nicoya was formally joined to Costa Rica. Since then, the coat of arms of Nicoya states the words: "De la patria por nuestra voluntad" which could be translated as "part of the nation because of
1. Milan - the mecca of fashion
Milan is the ultimate Italian favorite for city style bon vivant. The city is also Italy's economic and financial center, but known mostly for its world class fashion ho
